Background Recent events in Canada have mobilized public debate concerning the controversial
issue of euthanasia. Physicians represent an essential stakeholder group with respect …

Shift conducted a scoping review of domestic violence plans from around the world that
identified common theories, strategies and actions that can be found in province/state and …

Obese patients are less likely to have cardiac surgery than normal weight patients. This
could be due to physician or patient decision-making. We undertook a qualitative descriptive …

<? Pub Inc> In this thesis, I take an anthropological approach (using ethnographic methods)
to explore the meaning of a cardiac rehabilitation program in Calgary, Alberta (Cardiac …

Given the pervasive stigma faced by obese individuals in family, work, and health care
settings, the present study aimed to explore whether nurses’ weight controllability beliefs …

Patients with heart failure (HF) experience multiple symptoms or symptom clusters. The
purposes of this study were to (a) determine if distinct latent classes of HF symptoms could be …

… their socializing: Olya Zarapina, Michael Pedruski, Sarah Sandham, and Kate Jongbloed.
Huge thanks goes to Sarah Sandham for her copyediting work with bibliography software and …

The aim of this study is to investigate the differences in POAF (postoperative atrial fibrillation)
and non-POAF patients using demographic and clinical characteristics and identify …

We aimed to develop an in-depth understanding about factors that influence cardiac medication
adherence among South Asian, Chinese, and European White cardiac patients. Sixty-…

The aim of this study is to examine experiences of patients undergoing bariatric surgery
according to Roy’s adaptation model (RAM). This is a qualitative study with a phenomenological …